New York Restaurants - Restaurant News January 2010 Archive

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RESTAURANT NEWS

Openings

The boys from popular pizza purveyors Artichoke Basille's Pizza have a new project, titled Led Zeppole, just two doors down. Expect eponymous fried dough balls covered in powered sugar here, as well as ice cream and anything else they can fit in the Fry-O-Lator. Led Zeppole, 328 E 14th St., New York, NY 10003, 212-228-2807.

Lebanese pizzas? You better believe it at Balade, opening in the East Village. Serving pies made of pita bread with all the classic American toppings, this is an NYC-only style fusion joint. Traditional Lebanese specialties will also be on the menu. Balade, 208 First Ave., New York, NY 10009, 212-529-6868.

Daniel and Alain--To-Go!Daniel Boulud and Alain Ducasse have teamed up to run a mobile Food Truck on February 8, as part of the South Beach Food Festival here in New York. Destinations are yet unnamed, but it's sure to be a popular vehicle. Adour Alain Ducasse, 1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, 212-595-0303.

Not So Bitter Look out, cocktail fans: there's a shortage of Angostura bitters, thanks to a shut down at the factory in Trinidad where the potent potable is brewed. Production has resumed, but supplies will be limited (like at the cocktail bar at The Smith in the East Village) in the coming months. The Smith, 55 Third Ave., New York, NY 10003, 212420-9800.

Up in the Old Hotels It's hotel restaurants aplenty in New York! Scott Conant's restaurant in the Cooper Square Hotel will open by the end of February, replacing Table 8. On the West Side, Donut Plant will open their second location, this time in the Chelsea Hotel, also in the coming month. And, nearby, Jeffrey Chodorow will open a 20,000-square-foot Basque restaurant in the Eventi Hotel when it opens in the summer, to be named Food Parc.

Easy as ABCJean-Georges Vongerichtenwill take over the space that used to be Lucy of Gramercy in ABC Carpet in the Flatiron District. Look for globally sourced JGV classics at the as-yet-unamed restaurant. Jean Georges, ABC Carpet & Home, 35 E. 18th St., New York, NY 10003, 212-475-5829.

Up on the Roof News came down after filings with the Department of Buildings that Shake Shack's upcoming Nolita location plans to include a 30-seat rooftop terrace. The one-story structure is in a former parking lot in Soho and is slated to open this spring. Shake Shack, Madison Square Park, New York, NY 10010, 212-889-6600.

Chef Shuffle

Anella in Greenpoint has a new chef, Joseph Ogrodnek, with a new menu to boot. Expect seasonal fare, including potato-crusted Chatham cod and pork and bean cassoulet. Anella, 222 Franklin St., Brooklyn, NY 11222, 718-389-8100.

Katy Sparks is out as chef of Bussaco in Park Slope, due to creative differences with the management. Bussaco, 833 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215, 718-857-8828.

Fabio Trabocchi is out as chef at The Four Seasons Restaurant, after a short three-month stint. No permanent replacement has been named; Trabocchi has been quoted as mulling a return to the Washingon, D.C. area. The Four Seasons Restaurant, 99 E. 52nd St., New York, NY 10022, 212-754-9494.

Closings

After 22 years in the neighborhood, Telephone Bar and Grill closed on January 31. Telephone Bar and Grill, 149 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003, 212-529-5000.